Introduction
In this tutorial we learn how to install amule on Kali Linux.
What is amule
amule is:
aMule is a peer-to-peer file sharing application, designed to connect
to the eDonkey and Kad networks. It has a wide range of features,
including many of the original eMule client, like:
- online signature, source exchange, compressed transfers, secure
identification, and IP filter support - boolean search, which can be local, global, or in the Kad network
- checks against aggressive clients
- slot allocation, to decide the number of remote clients
- systray works well both in GNOME and KDE
- translations to many languages
A daemonized version of the application that does not need a graphic
environment to run is available in the amule-daemon package, and
various utilities of interest can be found in the amule-utils and
amule-utils-gui packages, including the ed2k link handler.
There are three methods to install amule on Kali Linux. We can use apt-get, apt and aptitude. In the following sections we will describe each method. You can choose one of them.
Install amule Using apt-get
Update apt database with apt-get using the following command.
sudo apt-get updateAfter updating apt database, We can install amule using apt-get by running the following command:
sudo apt-get -y install amule
Install amule Using apt
Update apt database with apt using the following command.
sudo apt updateAfter updating apt database, We can install amule using apt by running the following command:
sudo apt -y install amuleInstall amule Using aptitude
If you want to follow this method, you might need to install aptitude on Kali Linux first since aptitude is usually not installed by default on Kali Linux. Update apt database with aptitude using the following command.
sudo aptitude update
After updating apt database, We can install amule using aptitude by running the following command:
sudo aptitude -y install amuleHow To Uninstall amule on Kali Linux
To uninstall only the amule package we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get remove amuleUninstall amule And Its Dependencies
To uninstall amule and its dependencies that are no longer needed by Kali Linux, we can use the command below:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove amuleRemove amule Configurations and Data
To remove amule configuration and data from Kali Linux we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y purge amuleRemove amule configuration, data, and all of its dependencies
We can use the following command to remove amule configurations, data and all of its dependencies, we can use the following command:
sudo apt-get -y autoremove --purge amule
Dependencies
amule have the following dependencies:
References
Summary
In this tutorial we learn how to install amule package on Kali Linux using different package management tools: apt, apt-get and aptitude.
